Picture-hanging device.



D. MARSHALL.

PICTURE HANGING DEVICE.

APPLICATION FILED OGT. 27, 1911.

Patented NOV. 5, 1912.

STAE

PICTURE-HANGING DEVICE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed October 27, 1911.

Patented Nov. 5, 1912. Serial No. 657,177.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, DALE MARSHALL, of 80 Winchcombe street, Oheltenham,in the county of Gloucester, England, engineer, a subject of the King ofGreat Britain, have invented new and useful Improvements in or Connectedwith Picture-Hanging Devices, of which the following is a specification.

Hitherto in the suspension of pictures by means of a cord or wire asingle loop there of has been generally used, and in some instanceswhere provision for slanting for- Ward has been provided by attachingthe cord or chain in three places, the first being at the center and topof the picture and the second and third to the lower part of either sideof picture, one end of cord has been free, and as in the former theentire length of cord has been in tensile continuity, consequently asimple fracture in any part of cord has caused the fall of picture, andwhere chain has taken the place of cord or wire it has been by multiplelength, each loop or suspender being formed by a separate chain havingalso one free end, adjustment being necessary in all cases to bringabout slanting forward to suit light or position.

The object of my invention is to provide means for slanting a pictureand further provide safety against falling should the cord break.

Reference may be had to the accompanying sheet of drawings, in which-Figure 1, is a view in front elevation of the device as it would appearin normal use, the picture being denoted by an outline. Fig. 2, a viewin elevation of the rear of the safety device as it would appear inoperation. Fig. 3, a perspective view of a picture hung by a deviceembodying my invention.

According thereto I attach a suspending cord to and at the back of apicture P in three places as shown in Fig. 1, first at A by means of themiddle of the cord to and about the center and top of the picture, the

free ends of cord I then secure at B and 0 near the bottom and at eitherside of the picture P thus forming two distinct loops D and E which whenplaced over a stationary element N, such as a hook or nail areindependently capable of supporting the picture in the event of any partof the cord breaking as illustrated in Fig. 2, besides which the devicepermits of the picture P being slanted outwardly at the top by slightlyrelieving the divergent cord portions attached to the lower end of thepicture of the weight of the same as shown in Fig. 3. The outwardslanting will elongate the central or vertically disposed portion of thecord meanwhile correspondingly shortening the divergent cords F and F Bythis means any desired inclination may immediately be obtained, theposition being maintained by the frictional cont-act between the cordscaused by laying over or against each other in or on the stationaryelement which friction is always in due ratio to the weight of thepicture. The frictional contact referred to while maintaining theslanted position may also be obtained by an inside tapered formation ofthe hook or hooks which tend to grip the cord as it is drawn tightlytherein.

I claim-- In combination with a picture, of a picture hook, and a singlelength of cord fixed to the picture near the upper margin at a pointsubstantially midway of the length of the cord and at a pointsubstantially midway of the length of the picture, the end lengths ofthe cord being extended about the hook in opposite directions and thefree ends being rigidly attached to the lower corners of the picture,substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I aifix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

DALE MARSHALL.

Witnesses:

JAMES H. BABBAGE, ELEANOR GIBBINs.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. 0.

